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Pair of Keys in sealed envelope, London & North Eastern Railway, Duplicate keys for the Company seal, December 1923, formerly lodged with Williams Deacon Bank Ltd, Marylebone Road, London.

Pair of Keys in sealed envelope

1923-12

Faience amulet, eye, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Eye amulet

4000-30 BCE

Faience amulet, plaque of Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Faience amulet

4000-30 BCE

Faience amulet, Isis nursing infant Horus, Egyptian, 4000 to 30 BC

Faience amulet

4000-30 BCE

Alabaster bottle, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Alabaster bottle

2000-1350 BCE

Plaster replica of the lid of an offering box from Temple of Asclepius (Greek: Asklepios; Latin: Aesculapius) at Ptolemais, in form of a coiled serpent, original was 2nd century BC, cast 1860-1920

Plaster replica of the lid of an offering box from Temple of Asclepius at Ptolemais

1860-1920; 299-200 BCE

Plaster replica of a Greek(?) marble relief, depicting Asklepios(?) massaging a female patient, original possibly 5th to 3rd centuries BC, cast 1860-1920

Plaster replica of a Greek(?) marble relief

1860-1920; 599-300 BCE

Faience amulet, djed, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Faience amulet, djed, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

4000-30 BCE

Earthenware oil jar, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Earthenware oil jar

2000-1350

Alabaster kohl pot, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580BC-1350BC

Alabaster kohl pot

2000-1350

Alabaster cosmetic ointment spoon in form of hand, Egyptian, 2000BC to 100BC

Alabaster cosmetic ointment spoon in form of hand

2000-1000

Photograph album with brown faux leather cover. Assembled by amateur photographer John H. Pledge of London. The album is titled 'A Photographic Record of a Holiday - September 1 to 14, 1900 - in the English Lake District. Contains 58 pages of silver gelatin photographs and hand-written captions.

A photographic record of a short holiday - September 1 to 14, 1900 - in the English Lake District

1-14 September 1900

Positive salt print from a calotype negative, hypo fixed, copy of 'The Surrender of Breda' by Velázquez, about 1634, photographed by Nicolaas Henneman about 1845. No watermark to paper.

Copy of 'The Surrender of Breda' by Velázquez, c. 1634

circa 1845; (circa 1634)

Bronze chisel and sharpening stone, found on the site of the Temple of Zoser, Saqqara, Egypt, c. 3000 BCE

Bronze chisel and sharpening stone

3000 BCE

Two pieces of skull showing cauterisation scars, probably neolithic with photograph of similar, French, 2000BC(?)-1000BC(?)

Two pieces of skull showing cauterisation scars

2000-1000 BCE

Circular porcelain weight, bell-shaped, filled with led, to weigh 7lbs, knob handle, British, 1750-1870

Circular porcelain weight

1750-187

FEPS flexion extention pronation and supination apparatus for exercising the arm, forarm, hand and wrist, occupational therapy device, fixed to a table to make product such as brushes, 1930-70.

FEPS flexion extention pronation and supination apparatus for exercising the arm

1930-70

model, scale 1:20, Europa satellite, serial number 0085.

Model, scale 1:20, Europa satellite

1970-80

Photographs, an album of 47 silver gelatin prints, captioned, featuring construction of a 54 ton Trolley Wagon with gun at Gateshead Works, 1-13 September 1914. Also features staff involved in construction and after it was fitted with a gun. Album: dark green hardback covers, 245 x 182mm. Front inside cover shows technical details of wagon, back inside cover shows illustration of a bulldog standing on Union Jack flag. 24 pages, prints 6¼ x 4 ins.

Gateshead trolley wagon album

1-13 September 1914

Coloured postcard. London & North Western Railway. Dining Saloon. Exterior and interior views. Revised series. Published November 1904. (Printed by McCorquodale & Co Limited).

Coloured postcard. London & North Western Railway. Dining Saloon. Exterior and interior views

1904-11

Coin. Gold, of Britain. Obv. (concave), a horse galloping, palm branch and pellet above, inscribed CVNO. (Cunobelinus, king of the Trinobantes); rev., (convex), an ear of bearded wheat, CAMV. (Camulodunum, or Colchester). Struck about A.D. 30 (?). Diam. 5/8 in. 4.1 grams. 71. 7s. V&A no. 6712-1857.

Ancient British Gold Coin of Cunobelinus

30 CE

5 dried dates on tissue paper in glass container with lid, probably grave goods, Egyptian, 3500BC to 1500BC

5 dried dates on tissue paper in glass container with lid

3500-1500

Handbill (double-sided). London Midland & Scottish Railway. Cook's Cheap Tickets to Gargrave, Bell Busk, Giggleswick, Clapham, Bentham, Ingleton, Settle, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Ribblehead and Dent from Leeds, Bradford, Shipley, etc, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 3 May-28 October 1933. Published April 1933. Printed by Bemrose & Sons Ltd, Derby and London. Slight damage and marking at top.

Cook''s cheap tickets to ...

1933-04

Photograph showing types of spur wheel teeth from J. Leupold's "Theatrum Machinarum Generale", 1724

Photograph showing types of spur wheel teeth from J. Leupold's "Theatrum Machinarum Generale"

1922; 1724

Skull, no mandible or facial skeleton, said to be young adult female, from Upper Nile region, inscription Egyptian, 2000 BC-1900

Human Skull

2000-1900 BCE

Mummified infant, no provenance, Egyptian, 2000-101BCE (see note).

Mummified infant, Egypt, 2000-101 BCE

2000-101 BCE

Noble expanding lathe mandrel, by the Britannia Co., Colchester, 1887

Noble expanding lathe mandrel

1887-111

Copy, in silver and gold, of a 10th century Saxon pocket sundial, unsigned, 1939-1950. Original found in the Cloister Garth of Canterbury Cathedral in 1939, with gnomon and chain for suspension. The gnomon is inserted into the hole that corresponds to the appropriate month, then suspended by the chain.

Replica of a 10th Century Saxon Pocket Sundial, 1939-1950

1939-1950 (replica); 901-1000 CE (original)

Papers including programmes, leaflets and tickets concerning visits to railway works, excursions and other special events, c. 1975-1993. 1 box.

Papers including programmes, leaflets and tickets concerning visits to railway works, excursions etc.

circa 1975-199

Excavated middle bronze age, mandible showing ground teeth and periostitis, Welsh, 1750-1251BC

Human Jaw Bone

1750-1250 BCE

Framed plaster copy of Egyptian bas relief showing surgical instruments, European, 1801-1930

Framed plaster copy of Egyptian bas relief showing surgical instruments

2500-1000

Plaster copy of terracotta figure group showing parturition, 1930-1950. The original is from Cyprus, circa 700-500BC and is thought to be votive.

Plaster copy of terracotta figure group showing parturition

1930-1950 (copy); 700-500 BCE (original)

Cylindrical pottery cinerary urn, with 3 feet in form of bears, on 19th century wooden stand, urn is Han dynasty, Chinese, 221 - 206 BCE

Han dynasty pottery cinerary urn

221-206 BCE; 1801-1900

Metatarsus, human, with tumour, late stone age, from underground chamber, Hal-Saflieui, Malta, excavated circa 1920

Metatarsus, human, with tumour

3600-2500 BCE

Bronze medal commemorating the society of the Academy of Surgeons, Paris, obverse bust by Duvivier, French, 1731

Bronze medal commemorating the society of the Academy of Surgeons

1731

Plaster copy of statue of the 5th dynasty Egyptian priest Anisakha, original in Egyptian Museum Cairo 2600-2300 BCE

Plaster copy of statue of the 5th dynasty Egyptian priest Anisakha

2600-2300 BCE

Bas relief (copy) showing surgical operations, from tomb of Ankhmahor, Saqqara, Egypt, 6th Dynasy, 2600-2400BC

Bas relief (copy) showing surgical operations

2600-2400 BCE

Plaster cast of Egyptian statue of seated robed man

Plaster cast of Egyptian statue

3000-500 BCE

Seated statue (copy) of chief Egyptian physician Nin-ankh-re, 6th Dynasty, Egypt, 2600-2400BC

Seated statue (copy) of chief Egyptian physician Nin-ankh-re

2600-2400 BCE

Plaster replica of a Greek statue of Asklepios (Asclepius; Latin: Aesculapius), Greek god of medicine, original found at Epidaurus, probably 5th century BC, cast 1860-1920

Plaster replica of a Greek statue of Asklepios

1860-1920; 500-401 BCE

Plaster cast of Egyptian statue of Amenhotep, son of Hapu director of building at Thebes

Plaster cast of Egyptian statue of Amenhotep

2000-500 BCE

Plaster replica of a Greek sculptured relief, depicting Asklepios (Asclepius; Latin: Aesculapius), his wife and a horseman, original from Epidaurus of 4th century BC, cast 1860-1920

Plaster replica of a Greek sculptured relief

1860-1920; 400-301 BCE

Plaster replica of a Greek relief, showing Asklepios (Asclepius; Latin: Aesculapius) seated on a throne, original is work of Thrasymedes of Paros, around 460 BC, cast 1860-1920

Plaster replica of a Greek relief, throned Asklepios

1860-1920; circa 460 BCE

Stone herm or pillar, in form of a satyr, with a serpent entwined around lower half, was set up on Nadside to protect bracelet from evil, found on site of Forum of Augustus, Rome, 23BC-14

Stone herm or pillar

23-14

Excavated portion of neolithic cranium, showing shanks of bone disease, French, 3500-2001BC

Excavated portion of neolithic cranium

3500-2001 BCE

Contemporary dockyard structural model, scale 1:60 (unrigged), of the lower part (keel to just above waterline) of the hull, of a 1st-Rate 100-guns, of George I reign, by Woolwich Dockyard, Woolwich, London, England, 1714-1727, and restored by Frederick Charles Ihlee, Paston Hall, near Perborough, England, 1933-1938

Structural model of the lower part of the hull of First Rate warship of George I reign

1714-1727; 1933-1938

model, scale 1:10, European Communication Satellite, serial number 0066.

Model, scale 1:10, European Communication Satellite

1970-80

Copy of a pair of large Magdeburg hemispheres used by Otto von Guericke. The originals were exhibited in the Loan Collection of Scientific Apparatus of 1876

Copies of large Magdeburg hemispheres

1660 (original); 1876 (copy)

Deer-antler pick, used in flint mining from Grimes Graves

Deer-antler pick, used in flint mining from Grimes Graves

3000-1900 BCE

Egyptian funerary statue of man and wife, granite, Old Kingdom, from plain of Memphis

Egyptian funerary statue of man and wife

4000-1000 BCE

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